Lynn Lonidier
American poet (1937-1993)
Lynn Lonidier (April 22, 1937 – May 18, 1993) was an American writer.
Literary career
Lonidier published five collections of poetry including Po Tree (1967), The Female Freeway (1970), A Lesbian Estate (1977), Clitoris Lost: A Woman's Version of the Creation Myth (1989). She also published three broadsides. Janine Canan edited her posthumous collection of poetry.
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